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Mind Map by Caitlin Davies, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Caitlin Davies
almost 9 years ago
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World
Ecosystems
- tropical rainforests
- climate
- hot,wet climate with no definite
seasons
- approximetly 100 inches a year of
rainfall
- 26 and 27 degrees
- approximetly 100 inches a year of
rainfall
- hot,wet climate with no definite
seasons
- Areas
- Found along the equator with the
sun directly overhead- rapid
photosynthesis
- South Amercia, central
America, South east Asia
- South Amercia, central
America, South east Asia
- Found along the equator with the
sun directly overhead- rapid
photosynthesis
- soil
- Dead organic material and hot damp conditions on the
forest floor allows rapid decomposition to take place. This
along with the rainfall adds plenty of nutrients.
- HOWEVER heavy rainfall quickly washes away these nutrients
- despite the infertile soil the
rainforest survises because
flora and fauna remains in the
humid conditions and adds
utrients to the soil
- despite the infertile soil the
rainforest survises because
flora and fauna remains in the
humid conditions and adds
utrients to the soil
- HOWEVER heavy rainfall quickly washes away these nutrients
- Dead organic material and hot damp conditions on the
forest floor allows rapid decomposition to take place. This
along with the rainfall adds plenty of nutrients.
- vegetation structure
- plant adaptations
- plants are adapted to the
heavy rainfall- thick waxy
leaves that have pointed
tipsthaatb channel the water
so it runs off, so the weight of
the water doesnt damage the
leaf
- tall ttrees
have butrress
roots- support
their trunks in
the shallow
soil.
- climbing plants- use the tree
trunks to climb up to the light for
photosynthesis
- plants are adapted to the
heavy rainfall- thick waxy
leaves that have pointed
tipsthaatb channel the water
so it runs off, so the weight of
the water doesnt damage the
leaf
- climate
- Hot deserts
- areas
- North Africa, Middle East,
South West USA, Australia
- mainly latitudes15 and 30 north and
south of the equator, along the tropic
of cancer and tropic of capricorn
- North Africa, Middle East,
South West USA, Australia
- climate
- there is very little rainfall. when it
does rain varies alot, it may rain once
every two or three years.
- Temperatures are
extreme-they range from
very hot in the day(45), to
cold at night(5)
- there is very little rainfall. when it
does rain varies alot, it may rain once
every two or three years.
- soil
- Hardly any leaf fall or rain so the
soil is not very fertile. it i usually
shallow with a gravely texture
- Hardly any leaf fall or rain so the
soil is not very fertile. it i usually
shallow with a gravely texture
- vegetation
- plant growth is pretty sparse due to the
lack of rainfal. plants that do grow include
cacti and thornbushes
- plant growth is pretty sparse due to the
lack of rainfal. plants that do grow include
cacti and thornbushes
- plant adadptations
- plant roots are exremely long to reach the deep
water supplies and spread out near the surface
to get as much water when it does rain
- cacti have swolen stems to store water
and a thick waxy skin to reduce water
loss
- the seeds of some plants only germinate
when it rains. The plants grow when
there is enough water to survive
- plant roots are exremely long to reach the deep
water supplies and spread out near the surface
to get as much water when it does rain
- areas
- temperature decidious forest
- areas
- Europe, japan, china, south USA
- found at latitudes of 40-60 north and
south of the eqator
- Europe, japan, china, south USA
- climate
- 4 distinct seasons, rainfall all year
but the summers are warm
- 4 distinct seasons, rainfall all year
but the summers are warm
- soil
- the soil is fertile because there
is a thick layer of leaf fall and
rains often which adds
nutrients to the soil
- the soil is fertile because there
is a thick layer of leaf fall and
rains often which adds
nutrients to the soil
- plant adaptations
- trees are decidious- they drop
leaves in autumn to reduce water
loss in months when it is harder to
get water- frozen soil, lack of sun
for photosynthesis
- wildflowers grow on the forest floow before
trees grow leaves and block out
photosynthesis
- trees are decidious- they drop
leaves in autumn to reduce water
loss in months when it is harder to
get water- frozen soil, lack of sun
for photosynthesis
- vegetation
- areas
- tropical grassland
- areas
- mainly between latitudes of 5-15 north
and south of the equator
- central africa, north
Australia, brazil, america
- mainly between latitudes of 5-15 north
and south of the equator
- climate
- soil
- vegetation
- there is a variation of vegetation
- there is a variation of vegetation
- areas
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